Sushi with Shontelle

by Leigh Belz

Last week, I had lunch with amazing R&B singer, Shontelle. The 23-year-old "T-Shirt" singer originates from Barbados, but now calls New York home. During lunch, after disclosing a full-scale Twitter addition (go here to follow her), Shontelle told me all about her big (BIG) summer tour plans opening for Beyonce on her European tour and the unexpected success of her duet with Akon "Stuck with Each Other" -- the song was originally recorded for the Confessions of a Shopaholic soundtrack but was such a big hit, it was added to the re-release of her debut album, Shontelligence.

Another Shontelle fun-fact? Besides being a natural athlete in high school, she was thisclose to getting her degree in entertainment law. (We're talking a few credits shy of her diploma.)